UW IT Mentoring invites employees to apply as a mentor or mentee for the fall 2022-spring 2023 cohort. Applications are open through Wed, Sep 28. Learn more about the program and how to apply.
IT News
How to protect yourself from drop USB attacks
Imagine you find a USB drive somewhere on campus, or perhaps receive one for free in the mail. What do you do? Or more importantly, what shouldn’t you do?
Campus Active Directory Services: August updates
Campus Active Directory Services (CADS) shared some updates at a recent AD Community Time event. If you missed the session, you can find the summary here.
8/29 phishing alert! Subject: “School Job Offer”
Watch out for an active phishing campaign on campus in which the attacker offers a a part-time, work-from-home job.
Welcome to a new semester!
Faculty and instructors: As you prepare for a great year ahead, learn about important updates for Learn@UW tools, details on upcoming training, reminders and additional resources to help you plan and execute your curriculum.
Zoom app minimum version update effective Aug 29
All UW–Madison Zoom accounts and individuals attending UW–Madison Zoom hosted meetings are required to use the latest version. Check which version you have and make sure you’re prepared!
Complete your Cybersecurity Awareness Training
All UW–Madison employees (including student employees) must complete the Cybersecurity Awareness Training by Dec 1.
New Jira auth plugin; UDDS for group management discontinued
Do you use Jira to handle workflows? The Jira team implemented a new authentication plugin for group management and discontinued using UDDS codes for authentication. Learn whether your Jira group or project will be affected.
Don’t forget! Complete the Cybersecurity Forward survey by Sep 1
If you attended this year’s Cybersecurity Forward presentation series or watched any of the recordings, we’d love for you to help us shape next year’s conference by completing our survey.
UW Design Community retrospective
Our session Design Community Retrospective was held on August 25, 2022. Please check out the available recording and resources.